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You mess with Beyoncé, you’re going to get sued – even in case you are Former President Donald Trump.
Things aren’t trying so nice for Don proper now. The election is creeping ever nearer and his opponents numbers preserve creeping greater and better above his.
Naturally, along with his again towards the wall, his staff has been angling each which method to usher in new supporters.
And what higher method to do this than to enlist the facility of the Beyhive and Swifties.
But Beyoncé’s staff is sending a really clear message to Trump & Co. :
Don’t. Even. Think. About It!
Beyoncé’s Threatening Legal Action Against Trump Over Campaign Video
During the week of the Democratic National Convention, Beyoncé’s staff threatened to ship a cease-and-desist to the Trump marketing campaign after the previous president posted a clip of her track “Freedom” in a video on social media.
A supply near Beyoncé advised Rolling Stone that the Trump marketing campaign “didn’t obtain permission to make use of the Lemonade monitor within the 13-second video of Trump getting off a aircraft in Michigan” that Trump marketing campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted Tuesday, August 20.
While breaking the information, the video was nonetheless up on Cheung’s X account regardless of Bey’s label issuing the cease-and-desist.
Trump, in the meantime, is infamous for utilizing music at his marketing campaign rallies with out the artists’ permission. Just ask Celine Dion. Or the Rolling Stones. Or the Village People and Phil Collins and the estates of Sinead O’Connor, Tom Petty, Isaac Hayes…
Oh, and let’s not neglect, Trump made an enemy of the one different lady as highly effective as Beyonce proper now this week – Taylor Swift!
Will Taylor Swift Sue Trump As Well?
Both Bey and Tay have proper and motive to go after Trump legally.
And extra authorized drama is form of the very last thing he wants proper now!
Nevertheless, after the GOP presidential nominee shared a number of photographs (most generated by synthetic intelligence) on his social media platform suggesting that the singer and her followers help his marketing campaign, he would possibly discover himself in additional sizzling water.
One of the photographs really portrayed Swift’s likeness in Uncle Sam-style vogue, accompanied by the textual content: “Taylor desires YOU to VOTE for DONALD TRUMP.” The former president added: “I settle for!”
Who Taylor Swift will endorse of President has been a sizzling matter ever since Kamala Harris took over the nomination from Joe Biden.
It feels pure that she’d put her large help behind the primary lady to have an actual shot at being President, however Trump has been working desperatly to get Taylor on his aspect.
He is aware of, as all of us do, that whomever Taylor endorses, hundreds of thousands of followers will observe her lead.
But let’s get again to Beyoncé.
Kamala Harris’ Unofficial Campaign Song
Perhaps the opposite motive Beyoncé is miffed about Trump utilizing “Freedom” in his advertisements – aside from, , the entire not asking factor – is that she’s given the glory of utilizing the track to his opponent.
First, it was followers who had been utilizing the monitor to sign their help for Kamala. Then, AFTER ASKING PERMISSION, Team Kamala and Tim Walz debited their new advert with “Freedom” taking part in within the background.
Actor Jeffrey Wright offers the narration to the stir marketing campaign:
“What form of America do we wish?” he asks. “One the place we’re divided, indignant, depressed? C’mon! We’re Americans! Fascism? We conquered it. The Moon? Landed on it. The future? Building it. Freedom? Nobody loves it extra.”
Sorry, Don! Looks such as you’ll have to stay with Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood.
